FIC: The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop (1/3)

Title: The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop (1/3)
Pairings: Harry Dresden/John Marcone
Warnings/Content: Eventual explicit sex, references to past child abuse (Justin is evil in every AU), and one oblique reference to possible self-harm. (Yes, this is the Happy Fun AU I was talking about. I possibly fail at Happy Fun AUs?)
Summary: In which Harry is the best baker in Chicago, but still ends up starting a few fires along the way.
Word Count: 4998

( Act One: a coffee dessert, yes you know it's good news )

be calm, oh be calm, I know you feel that you are breaking down

What did you learn today, everyone?

I learned that my Grandmother thinks who I am is wrong.

• I am too opinionated and sensitive as a person.


• I should have been baptized and raised as a Christian.


• I mouthed off to a bestselling author and shouldn't have been surprised when my mother didn't want to talk to me about it--

No, that deserves it's own list because there is so much-- I never mouthed off to Butcher. I was calm and even if I flailed at Cyprinella, I never did to him. I kept my head even as I freaking out and getting close to hyperventilation.

And she would know that if she ever took an interest in the Butcher Incident. I offered to let her read the transcript twice. She said no. And now she's making bullshit assumptions about what I did and did not do.

And furthermore, I know my mother disagrees with me on the racefail. When I called her, I just wanted to talk to my mother because I'd just called out a bestselling author and I was feeling a mite bit shaky. I just wanted to talk about how scared and nervous I was, for fuck's sake.


So. I'm something of a mistake, it seems.

I called my mother and earnestly thanked her for raising me as she did, giving me the chance to be my own person, not forcing me into beliefs I couldn't consent to. I had no idea before tonight that it was such a close thing.

I'm probably going to just cry myself to sleep now. And I sure as fuck am never telling her I'm gay, let alone anything else about my beliefs. Just fucking no.


I can't believe that just happened.